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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/21/482955544/boeing-says-it-has-agreed-to-sell-passenger-jets-to-iranian-airline [npr.org]

Boeing says it has signed an agreement with Iran Air for the purchase of commercial passenger airplanes, making it the first major U.S. company to do business in Iran since sanctions were lifted earlier this year. Boeing stopped selling planes to Iran following the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

The company is now permitted to sell planes to Iran as part of the recent Iranian nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions. But the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer has to follow very specific guidelines laid out by the U.S. government, and any contracts will have to be approved by the administration.

In a statement, Boeing says it signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Iran Air, a state-owned airline, after the U.S. government confirmed Iran had met its obligations under the nuclear accord signed last summer. Boeing would not divulge details about the deal — not the number of aircraft involved, the specific models or the price tag. Reuters has reported [reuters.com] that Iran was moving to buy more than 100 jetliners from Boeing.

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